Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Superman Annual #3

Jul 1961 · DC · 0.25 USD

📊 ~28,802 copies sold its debut month

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“The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island”

In "The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island," Clark Kent accidentally ages into an elderly man after consuming a life-extending serum laced with Kryptonite, forcing Superman to take on the roles of the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time to maintain his secret identity. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by Al Plastino, this 1961 Annual features Curt Swan’s iconic cover art and captures a rare, whimsical twist in Superman’s mythos.

writer Robert Bernstein · artist, inker Al Plastino · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Robert Bernstein

artist, inker Al Plastino

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old. Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman.

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